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Community Voices | The Homepage

The Mon Water Project aims to conserve, restore, enjoy and protect water By Annie Quinn I would like to introduce myself and a new...

Growing into our new home | The Homepage

By Laura Gyre Hello from Three Rivers Village School! On the day I’m writing this update, the TRVS community is also celebrating an...

Appalachians Lucy and Annette Braun, mothers of forest ecology | The Homepage

By Matt Peters In the 1930s and 40s, two young scientists named Lucy and Annette Braun traveled the roads of America, no easy feat in the...

January community meeting | The Homepage

Rate Your Landlord, Mon Water Project, Friends of the Riverfront, Gladstone Residences update By Juliet Martinez The Hazelwood Initiative...

Meet Lewis Latimer, who made the light bulb last longer | The Homepage

By Michael Coard Thomas Edison (a.k.a. the “Wizard of Menlo Park”) was a phenomenal genius, no doubt about it. That’s proven by the fact...

Greenfield and Greater Hazelwood pushed for safer streets in 2022 | The Homepage

By Junction Coalition Greenfield and Hazelwood residents made progress toward safety improvements in their neighborhoods last year, but...

Hazelwood recycling facility cleans up, modernizes and controls pests | The Homepage

And yes, they recycle plastic. By Juliet Martinez Since 2014, every time Dianne Shenk looked behind her store on Second Avenue in...

Industrial studio's no-cost teen metalworking program teaches much more than welding | The Homepage

By Juliet Martinez On a metal divider in the Industrial Arts Workshop studio in Hazelwood, someone has written this message in chalk,...

Hazelwood native balances violence prevention with mental wellness | The Homepage

By Juliet Martinez Does giving back to your community necessarily mean giving everything? Rick Butler would say no. Mr. Butler is a...

December 13 Hazelwood Initiative community meeting highlights | The Homepage

Board election results, workforce development and real estate updates By Juliet Martinez The December meeting gave community members a...

Enroll today for a free and discount transit fare program in Allegheny County | The Homepage

By Pittsburghers for Public Transit Enrollment is now open for a new 12-month pilot program to test how providing free and discounted...

Local filmmakers and historian work to keep ‘Hazelwood Alive’ | The Homepage

By Joshua Axelrod The Hazelwood of JaQuay Edward Carter’s youth was a far cry from the bustling thoroughfare his parents described to...

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